Chondrite is an English word with synonyms like rock or stone. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Chondrite meaning
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
Using Chondrite
- The main meaning on this page is: A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
- Useful related words include: rock, stone.
- In the example corpus, chondrite often appears in combinations such as: chondrite meteorites, carbonaceous chondrite.
Context around Chondrite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chondrite
- In this selection, "chondrite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, carbonaceous, planets, enstatite, meteorites, asteroids and values stand out and add context to how "chondrite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a carbonaceous chondrite and chondrite meteorites can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chondrite" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chondrite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chondrite meteorites can be split into groups based on the chondrules present. (12 words)
Although the Solar System contains no coreless planets, chondrite asteroids and meteorites are common in the Solar System. (18 words)
Pallas's surface is most likely composed of a silicate material; its spectrum and estimated density resemble carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. (20 words)
The most widely accepted theory is that Mercury originally had a metal–silicate ratio similar to common chondrite meteorites, thought to be typical of the Solar System's rocky matter, and a mass approximately 2.25 times its current mass. (40 words)
They are tholeiites particularly low in total alkalis and in incompatible trace elements, and they have relatively flat rare earth element (REE) patterns normalized to mantle or chondrite values. (29 words)
Although carbonaceous chondrites are thought to be rare, some are very large and the suspected " dinosaur-killer " may have been a carbonaceous chondrite. (23 words)
Example sentences (8)
Compositionally, its chemical makeup is similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, which represent some of the oldest known meteorites in the solar system.
Although carbonaceous chondrites are thought to be rare, some are very large and the suspected " dinosaur-killer " may have been a carbonaceous chondrite.
Although the Solar System contains no coreless planets, chondrite asteroids and meteorites are common in the Solar System.
Chondrite meteorites can be split into groups based on the chondrules present.
It is possible that at least some examples of enstatite chondrite meteorites originated from this asteroid, based on similar spectral analysis results.
Pallas's surface is most likely composed of a silicate material; its spectrum and estimated density resemble carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
The most widely accepted theory is that Mercury originally had a metal–silicate ratio similar to common chondrite meteorites, thought to be typical of the Solar System's rocky matter, and a mass approximately 2.25 times its current mass.
They are tholeiites particularly low in total alkalis and in incompatible trace elements, and they have relatively flat rare earth element (REE) patterns normalized to mantle or chondrite values.
Common combinations with chondrite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: